yes, i can't hear. so what? -- disrupthr toronto 3.0 (december 1, 2016)

YES, I CAN’T HEAR.SO WHAT?

I…• HAVE BRUTAL HEARING• HAVE A SEVERE STUTTER• WEAR 2 HEARING AIDS

IT WAS HARD GROWING UP

I PERSEVERED…COURAGE

ADVERSITY

HARD WORK

DEDICATION

CREATIVITY

PROBLEM SOLVINGFAILURE

FOCUS

DRIVE

TENACITY

EVENTUALLY… I KICKED ASS!

of employers have difficulty filling jobs globally 138%

1 Source: Manpower 2015 Talent Shortage Survey

too few workers with post-secondary degrees by 2020 2 40 MILLION

2 Source: McKinsey & Company – The World at Work: Jobs, pay and skills for 3.5 billion people

are engaged at work globally13%

Source: Gallup 142-country study on the State of the Global Workforce 2012

1 BILLION

Source: The World Bank – http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/disability/overview

$8 TRILLION

Source: Rich Donovan, Founder & CEO of the Return on Disability Group (www.rod-group.com)

17.5% 65%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics – Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary 2015

HAVE DISABILITY

EMPLOYMENT RATE

NO DISABILITY

WE ROYALLY ROCK→ 72% HIGHER RETENTION 1 → 90% SAME OR BETTER PERFORMANCE 2 → 46% WORK HARDER 3

→ 86% AVERAGE OR BETTER IN ATTENDANCE 4

1, 2, 4 Source: “The road to inclusion: Integrating people with disabilities into the workplace”, White paper, Deloitte, 20103 Source: “Key reasons why you should include people who have a disability in your business”, Ontario Disability Employment Network

WARREN

ISN’T THE BUSINESS CASE CRYSTAL CLEAR?

YEAH BUT…HUMANS REALLY DO SUCK AT ACCURATELY ASSESSING TALENT

THE MYTH… ACCOMMODATION IS VERY EXPENSIVE

REMIND ME…WHAT’S THE COST OF EMPLOYEE TURNOVER AGAIN?

Source: Center for America Progress Study, Nov 2012

16%-213%

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

HIRE MORE WARRENS…

IT’S SMARTBUSINESS!!

THANK-YOU